The Romans-Péage Rugby Club is once again mourning one of its players who died violently. “The club is once again hit in the heart,” posted the “destroyed again” club on its Facebook page. On November 19, 2023, Thomas was killed during a ball in Crépol (Drôme), on the night of Thursday to Friday during a Halloween evening, it was Nicolas, 22, who died in the Seven parking lot, a nightclub in Saint-Péray, in Ardèche. 20 Minutes takes stock of this new drama.
What happened?
A shooting reportedly broke out in the parking lot of the nightclub at 2:30 a.m. Friday. According to the first elements of the investigation, the perpetrator was dressed in black and had his face hidden under a hood. He fired a handgun before fleeing. The investigation to find the shooter and determine the causes of this shooting was entrusted to the Organized and Specialized Crime Division of Drôme-Ardèche.
Who was Nicholas?
The 22-year-old had come to party at Seven with friends. Nicknamed “Kolbe, Nico, The Princess” by his rugby teammates, the victim “was full of life, much loved by his friends, someone without problems. An adorable and loving son,” his mother testified in The Dauphiné Libéré. She emphasized her son’s non-violent character.
Other victims?
Two other people were injured in the shooting while nearly 800 people were partying inside Seven for Halloween. A 24-year-old woman was shot in the leg. A 22-year-old security guard was slightly injured after receiving bullet fragments in the leg, detailed Privas deputy prosecutor Charlotte Cerna.
A year ago Thomas
The violent death of Nicolas “destroyed once again” the Romans-Péage rugby club because on November 19 another of its players died in dramatic conditions. Thomas, 16, was stabbed to death during a ball in Crépol (Drôme). His death caused a wave of emotion – some 6,000 people paid tribute to him during a march on November 22 – but also violence with incitement to hatred on social networks or a descent of the ultra-right into the La Monnaie district in Romans-sur-Isère.
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The city’s mayor, Marie-Hélène Thoraval, shared her emotion on social networks. “An entire city devastated by this new tragedy, the consequence of a barbaric, gratuitous and totally senseless act. » The elected DVD announced on Europe 1 Saturday evening that she had done “what is necessary for a psychological unit to be set up”.
